Day 2 challenge

Goal: show value with real productivity tasks

Theme: foundation week - agent productivity in action

Time investment: ~10 minutes

Welcome to Day 2! Yesterday you explored Sidekick’s interface and search capabilities. Today you’ll get Sidekick to work on real productivity tasks—researching contacts for meetings, connecting your Google Calendar, and experiencing how agents handle actual work scenarios.

Building on yesterday’s foundation, you’ll see how agent capabilities translate into immediate productivity gains.

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What you’ll accomplish today

  • Research a contact for an upcoming meeting
  • Connect your Google Calendar
  • Create a calendar event through conversation
  • Experience how agents think and respond to real work tasks

This builds on yesterday’s introduction. You’ll now see Sidekick in action with real productivity scenarios, not just exploration.

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Step 1: research your contact

Let’s start with a classic scenario: you have a meeting with someone, and you want to be prepared. We’ll use Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, as our example.

Start a new conversation with Sidekick and try this prompt:

I am meeting with Sam Altman from OpenAI tomorrow.
Can you research him and prepare some notes for me?

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Watch how Sidekick:

  • Searches for current information about Sam Altman (building on yesterday’s web search learning)
  • Organizes findings into actionable meeting notes
  • Provides context that’s actually useful for conversation
  • Includes recent developments and OpenAI updates

Agent learning moment: notice how Sidekick structures information for practical use, not just information dump. This is the difference between search and intelligence.

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Step 2: connect Google calendar

Now let’s connect your Google Calendar so Sidekick can manage your schedule.

  1. Add the Google Calendar connection from the connections panel
  2. Complete the OAuth flow when prompted
  3. Confirm connection in your workspace settings

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Google Calendar is already configured in Sidekick. Want access to 2,000+ more connections? Upgrade to Hypermode Pro.

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Step 3: create your meeting

With your calendar connected, let’s schedule that meeting with Sam Altman:

Create an event tomorrow at 2pm PT for my meeting with Sam Altman.
Title it "Meeting with Sam Altman - OpenAI Discussion" and add the research notes you prepared as the description.
Since we don't have Sam's actual email, please use [YOUR_EMAIL_HERE] as a placeholder for the attendee.

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Sidekick:

  • Creates the calendar event at the specified time
  • Includes your research notes in the description
  • Confirms the meeting details

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What just happened?

Building on yesterday’s exploration, you’ve now experienced practical agent productivity:

Applied intelligence - Sidekick didn’t just search—it prepared actionable meeting notes with current information about Sam Altman and OpenAI

Real integration - Connected to your actual tools (Google Calendar)

Seamless action - Created the calendar event with research included, not just provide suggestions

Natural workflow - All through conversation, no forms or complex interfaces

Current information - Used web search (from yesterday’s learning) to get the latest information about your contact

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The power of integrated workflow

Unlike yesterday’s exploratory interactions, today you’ve seen how Sidekick connects multiple capabilities—research, calendar integration, and intelligent action—into seamless workflows that mirror how you actually work.

Tomorrow - Day 3

Connect more deeply with your schedule. Learn to have Sidekick draft your morning stand-up updates based on your calendar.

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Pro tip for today

Before tomorrow’s session, try asking Sidekick:

What did you learn about my work style and preferences from our interactions yesterday and today?

This begins training Sidekick to understand your specific needs and communication style across multiple sessions.

Time to complete: ~10 minutes

Skills learned: practical agent research, calendar integration, workflow automation, real-world task delegation

Next day 3 - Morning stand-up automation with calendar intelligence

Remember you’re not just using a tool—you’re training an assistant. Every interaction teaches Sidekick more about how you work, building on the foundation from Day 1.